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A Project of the University of California Irvine Newkirk Center for Science & Society,
University of Michigan Law School & Michigan State University College of Law

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How to use the Registry. First, scroll down until you s​ee the list of names. To sort any of the columns, place the cursor over a column heading, such as AGE, and click on the arrow. You can sort in alphabetical or chronological order or click on a particular value to select just the cases in that category. You can sort on more than one column or even multiple columns: such as STAT​E and COUNTY and CRIME.

The two columns with "Tags" in their labels allow you to sort cases by additional characteristics. At the top of the page, you will see the listing of the various Tags. To see more detailed definitions for these terms, hover over their full names or click on the links. You can only sort for one variable at a time in the TAG columns. To sort for several at once, please download our data as a spreadsheet.

Tags

OM Tags

  • PR: Prosecutor Misconduct
  • OF: Police Officer Misconduct
  • FA: Forensic Analyst Misconduct
  • CW: Child Welfare Worker Misconduct
  • WH: Withheld Exculpatory Evidence
  • NW: Misconduct That Is Not Withholding Evidence
  • KP: Knowingly Permitting Perjury
  • WT: Witnes​s Tampering Or Misconduct Interrogating Co-defendant
  • INT: Misconduct In Interrogation of Exoneree
  • PJ: Perjury By Official
  • PL: Prosecutor Lied In Court

The six columns on the far right of this page display separately the Contributing Factors that contributed to the wrongful conviction. To save space, we use abbreviations. To see definitions of these factors, click on their full names:

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Connected to: National Registry of Exonerations

To search the Registry for a name or keyword, type in the [Search] box. The filter finds cases that contain any of the words you enter if you check Or, or all of them if you check And. Do not use quotation marks. It allows truncation, but not with truncation symbols such as * and !​
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OM Tags
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AdamsDemetris22BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year20042020P/FAOM
AliChauncey37BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year20072020P/FAOM
BennettGary36WhiteSCHorryCDC, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20022020DNAP/FAOMILD
BerryGregory20WhiteMIWayneCDC, CIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20042020P/FAOM
BirchRalph18WhiteCTLitchfieldH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder55 years19892020DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BradleyAntwan18BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20082020P/FAOM
Brown, Jr.John21BlackARDallasCDC, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife19922020P/FAOMILD
BrowningPaul29BlackNVClarkHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19862020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BrownridgeSamuel18BlackNYQueensCIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19952020MWIDP/FAOMILD
Bruner IICarl29BlackMIWayneHOF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderLife without parole20142020MWIDP/FAOM
ButlerDennis19BlackDCHOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder20 to life19712020P/FAF/MFEOM
CallananLawrence19WhiteMOSt. LouisCIU, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19962020P/FAOM
CampbellWilliam38WhiteOHHamiltonH, NCPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLManslaughter28 years20092020P/FAF/MFEOMILD
CarnevaleDaniel29WhitePAAlleghenyA, H, IO, JI, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PLMurderLife without parole20072020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ChampagneRaymond23WhiteMANorfolkH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19792020P/FAOMILD
ChancellorDarell29BlackMIWayneCIUOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale14 1/4 to 30 years20122020P/FAOMILD
ChlupsaHenry73WhiteNYNew YorkCDC, NCPR, WH, NW, KP, PLBriberyProbation20192020P/FAOM
ChoyFrances17AsianMAPlymouthA, CDC, F, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole20112020FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ClarkGeorge31BlackMIWayneCIU, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20032020P/FAOM
CoonesOlin50WhiteKSWyandotteCIU, H, IO, JI, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurder50 to life20092020P/FAF/MFEOMILD
CooperEmmanuelle25BlackNYKingsHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life19932020MWIDP/FAOM
CottonMarvin21BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole20012020P/FAOMILD
CureLeonard33BlackFLBrowardCIU, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJRobberyLife20042020MWIDP/FAOMILD
DeBerryEric23BlackNYKingsPR, OF, WH, NW, WTRobbery25 to Life20002020P/FAOMILD
DomondGerard24BlackNYKingsCIU, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurder25 to life19892020P/FAOMILD
DouglasMarc22BlackNYWestchesterIOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PLAssault20 years20072020P/FAOM
DuBoiseRobert18WhiteFLHillsboroughBM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurderDeath19852020DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FarrisChristopher21BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20042020P/FAOM
Fletcher, Jr.James27BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20052020MWIDP/FAOM
FlowersCurtis26BlackMSMontgomeryH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19972020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
ForbesWalter25BlackMIJacksonA, H, IOPR, WHMurderLife without parole19832020P/FAF/MFEOM
GhostbearEdward34Native AmericanMTHillCV, NC, SAPR, WH, NW, PLChild Sex Abuse5 years20122020P/FAF/MFEOM
GutierrezRogelio16HispanicTXBexarCDC, CIU, CV, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse30 years19942020P/FAOM
HamiltonLacino19BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurder52 to 82 years19952020DNAP/FAOM
HarringtonKevin20BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20032020P/FAOMILD
HarrisonStefon25BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale5 years20072020P/FAOM
HeardCharles24BlackCASan FranciscoHPR, WHMurder25 to Life20102020MWIDF/MFEOMILD
HenningShawn17WhiteCTLitchfieldH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder50 years19892020DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
HerreraAntonio31HispanicAZMaricopaM, NC, PPR, WHTraffic Offense1 day20152020OM
HicksTermaine26BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault12 1/2 to 25 years20022020DNAP/FAOMILD
HolmesDavid 25BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20072020P/FAOM
HowardBernard18BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, CV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOMILD
IronsJonathan16BlackMOSt. CharlesJVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLAssault50 years19982020MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
JamesShaun27BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale6 years20092020P/FAOM
JimenezArturo18HispanicCALos AngelesCV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder30 to life19952020MWIDP/FAOMILD
JimersonTina23BlackARDallasCDC, F, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife19922020P/FAOMILD
JohnsonRoderick20BlackPABerksCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972020FCP/FAOM
KendrickJaythan36BlackNYQueensCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19952020DNAP/FAOM
LegionAnthony27BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole20012020P/FAOM
LoganCurtis33BlackNCWakeNC, POF, WHDrug Possession or SaleProbation20202020P/FAOM
LongRonnie20BlackNCCabarrusIO, SAOF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual AssaultLife19762020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
LouisJames20BlackNJUnionCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder60 years19962020MWIDFCP/FAOM
MajorsRobert31BlackNYQueensCDCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLAttempted Murder90 1/2 to life20002020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Mallet, Jr.Otis52BlackTXHarrisCIU, NCOF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale8 years20112020P/FAOM
MappDerrick33BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20062020P/FAOM
MartinezAntonio37HispanicPAPhiladelphiaCIU, HPR, WHMurderLife19902020MWIDP/FAOMILD
MayberryDavid35BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year20062020P/FAOM
MaysAnthony24BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 years and 6 months20062020P/FAOM
MoletteGregory28BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 years20062020P/FAOM
MorrisJermaine24BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 years20052020P/FAOM
MoyeTerrence33BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20082020P/FAOM
NashDonald39WhiteMODentHPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderLife without parole20092020DNAF/MFEOMILD
NileJaJuan20BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale3 years20082020P/FAOM
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
OutlawDonald16BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20042020P/FAOM
ParachaUzair23AsianF-NY(Southern)FED, NCOF, WH, NW, WTSupporting Terrorism30 years20052020FCP/FAF/MFEOM
PatrickBryant25BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale6 years20072020P/FAOM
PottsHasaan23BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year and 6 months20032020P/FAOM
PuckettJeremy21BlackCASacramentoCDC, H, IOPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife without parole20022020MWIDP/FAOMILD
RobinsonCalvin51BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 years20072020P/FAOM
RuizRafael24HispanicNYNew YorkCIU, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault8 1/3 to 25 years19852020DNAMWIDOM
SadrAli34AsianF-NY(Southern)FED, NCPR, WHOther Nonviolent FelonyNot sentenced20202020F/MFEOM
ScottRachel32BlackTXHarrisCIU, F, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20172020P/FAOM
SmithRobert38BlackILCookHPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19902020FCP/FAF/MFEOM
SprinkleKeyon17BlackMASuffolkH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife20022020P/FAOM
StokesAlhummza21BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale3 years20062020P/FAOM
SwainsonAndrew22BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19892020P/FAOM
WalkerJamal31BlackILCookNCOF, WH, NW, PJWeapon Possession or Sale8 years and 6 months20162020FCP/FAOM
WalkerKeith23BlackILCookCDC, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19942020MWIDFCP/FAOM
WardRamon18BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOM
WatsonJames20BlackMASuffolkCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19812020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsClarence25BlackMASuffolkHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife20022020P/FAOM
WilliamsTerrance17BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurder13 1/2 to 27 years19852020P/FAOM
WilsonJackie21BlackILCookCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19832020FCP/FAOM
WilsonTheophalis17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19932020P/FAF/MFEOMILD
YurtmanErsan18HispanicTXBexarCDC, CIU, CV, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse30 years19942020DNAP/FAOM